Weekend Box Office: The Mexican Guns Down De Niro

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By Brian Linder

Robert De Niro and Ed Burns put up a fight against Julia Roberts and Brad Pitt this weekend, but they didn't have what it takes to knock The Mexican out of the top spot.¿ The Roberts-Pitt action-comedy out gunned new release 15 Minutes and the other box office competition to the tune of $12.1 million.¿ 15 Minutes debuted in the second spot with $10.5 million, near the low end of studio projections.

David Arquette's See Spot Run held on to third place again this week.¿ The flaming zebra flatulent-ridden comedy laughed up an estimated $6.6 million at the box office.

Hannibal, in its 5th week, served up $5.7 million in ticket sales.¿ The film has grossed approximately $151 million since its release.

The Chris Rock comedy Down to Earth drifted down the box office chart to 5th this weekend.¿ The film grossed an estimated $5.5 million, upping its cume to $51 million.

It seems audiences will get over Miramax's Get Over It pretty quickly.¿ The Kirsten Dunst teen-comedy opened with a meager $4.4 million.

The 7th, 8th, and 9th spots remain unchanged from last week, as three of the best picture contenders held fast.¿ Crouching Tiger, Traffic, and Chocolat dropped a mere 15% from the previous frame.

The three films finished a scant $500,000 apart.¿ Ang Lee's film added 5 addition theaters this weekend and took in an estimated $4.3 million.¿ Traffic added 40 more screens and picked up $3.9 million.¿ And Chocolat earned approximately $3.8 million.

Recess: School's Out managed to scrounge up an estimated $2.2 million in its 4th, and probably final week in the top 10. The cartoon pic has grossed $30.5 million since its release.